So much to see...so little time to see it...

       We have been in class every morning for the last 4 weeks.  I am working on a special blog about just what we have learning to share with you, but during our free Saturday's we go exploring Belgium. Howard and I tried to do the North, South, East, West thing, but only managed the North, Southest, and South. What follows are a few of the things we saw while wearing out Howard's tennis shoes. I longed for a soak in a tub after some of our long days and took my dose of ibuprofen every Saturday night.
        It has been a special gift to be able to explore more of God's creation and learn about people in another country from many different cultures.

     Enjoy and ask questions if you have any!

Visited the Atomium one afternoon.

Selfie in the cool mirrored outdoor art near the Atomium.

Me and Heather and Samantha riding the subway.

View of World Fair park from top of the Atomium.

Howard and I heading out on another hot day to visit Bastogne,
 the site of the WW2 Battle of the Bulge.

It was a 3 hour 2 trains and a bus ride out into the countryside.
The land looked just like eastern Tennessee...home.

We had headphone sets with English interpretations to walk through
the Bastogne War Museum. They had 4 languages available - it was an awesome place,
we spent 3 hours walking through the museum and the outdoor memorial. 

There were many artifacts with holes small and large through them.

As a thank you to American soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Bulge a huge star-shaped
memorial was built in the late 1940's. It has the names of all the states on it.

My Amani Ya Juu purse and I in front of the memorial.
(Your fact of the day - more American soldiers lost their lives during the Battle of the Bulge
than during the invasion at Normandy.)

The grand Square in downtown Brussels - a photo does not do it justice.

We went out for dinner one Sunday evening with the Pastor and his wife
from the church we have attended here this month. They showed us around town.

Our photo in front of Case de Manuel.

The church which was damaged during WW2 and didn't have funds to rebuild,
so the people of the town built their homes up against the Cathedral
to help cut down on costs - they go all the way around.

One evening most of the ladies has a de-stressing time of nail painting. 

At the Citadel of Namur - a view of a well inside the Citadel.

Our tour guide after she took us through the underground passages
and storage areas of this citadel which was used from the 1300's to the 1800's. 

Selfie with the city of Namur in the background - think Lookout Point.

The fancy hotel/restaurant at the citadel - used to be the home of the Generals of the Citadel.

Beautiful view of the city of Namur where two major rivers join together. 

View down one of the rivers from a flower covered bridge.

Always look up because there are cool things to see everywhere.

In front of the Opera House in Brussels - the church we attended sponsored
an outdoor concert by a Christian group called Chesterfield and we went to
hear them on a Friday afternoon. 

Howard with the pastor's sons, Christiaan and Daniel and another church member, Bart watching the concert.

Heather and I went to check out the H & M for a bit during a concert break.
First time we had ever been there.

We will put up more photos when we return, or when I have time.
Thanks so much for following along.